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Solenne Bouchard
Maeve Brennan
Salvatore Cingari
Sofia Cingari
Charlotte Colthup
Jaimie Simone
Edward Cotillo
Kailie Cotillo
Trevor Doane
Brian Donovan
Jack Donovan
Julian Doshi
Gabriel Ferreira
Cara Flynn
Cian Flynn
Valentina Gentile
Isabella Koutouvides
Quinn Lombardo
Rory O’Halloran
Samantha Pine
Fiona Reilly
Dana Rickens
Leah Rival
Albert Store
Samuel Tremblay
Victoria Vaccaro
Brooke Vetere
Mateus Witczak
EIGHTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
MAY 15, 2016
The Sanctuary Candle burns this week
For Marie (Terry) Terese Kelly
SATURDAY, MAY 14
5:30pm Spouces of the bereavement group
SUNDAY, MAY 15
9:00am Deceased members of
Mallozzi & Grossi family (r eq. by family)
11:00am Rosemarie Boucher (req. by W.P. Ryan family)
MONDAY, MAY 16
8:00am Adele Koppel (req.by O’Rourke family)
TUESDAY, MAY 17
8:00am Ed McNulty (req. by Julia Collins)
WENESDAY, MAY 18
8:00am Walter Beck (req. by family)
THURSDAY, MAY 19
8:00am Kevin Mahan (req. by family)
FRIDAY, MAY 20
8:00am W. Denis White (req. by family)
SATURDAY, MAY 21
5:30pm Marie (Terry) Terese Kelly (req. by family)
SUNDAY, MAY 22
9:00am Frank Palermo (req. by Lauriello Flynn)
11:00am Mary Stadel Fogel (req. by W.P Ryan family)
STEWARDSHIP
Loving God, we praise You as the source
of all that we are and all that we have.
Help us to become a people with thankful
hearts; sharing your blessings wherever
we go, bringing love where there is none,
giving generously with joy and trust. Accept the sacrifices we offer and talents
we bring that they may bear abundant blessings. We
as this through Christ our Lord. Amen
WEEKLY COLLECTION:
This Year (05-08-16) $ 3,667;
Last Year (05-17-15) $ 5,090;
Weekly average for the month of March
This Year $ 4,529
Last Year $ 4,219
“I ask you one thing: do not tire of giving to God,
but do not give your leftovers.”
-Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta
We welcome our newly baptized
parishioner: James Richard Cingari
OLSS Bible Group is studying James
Every Monday from 9:45am-11:45am
ALL ARE WELCOME!
Pentecost Sunday
"And I will ask the Father and he will give you another
Advocate to be with you always." Pentecost fulfilled
this promise. The Holy Spirit came upon the apostles
and nothing was ever the same again. This event is often referred to as the "birthday" of the church. It took
Pentecost--and the power of the Spirit--to embolden
the apostles to begin their ministry of preaching and
baptizing. Conversions began to happen and the early
church began to grow. And all of this took place without Jesus' earthly presence among them. This is one of
the most encouraging elements of the practice of our
Christian faith. We believe that through the Holy Spirit, God dwells within us and empowers us. We believe
that even though we never walked with Jesus and the
apostles, we are nonetheless accompanied by the same
Spirit who is always available to us! We only need to
stir up this Spirit within our souls by praying sincerely,
"Come, Holy Spirit!" The special hymn of today's
feast, called the sequence, does just this. It also expresses well the package of "benefits" that come from
the presence of the Advocate among us: "You, of comforters the best; You, the soul's most welcome guest;
Sweet refreshment here below; In our labor, rest most
sweet; Grateful coolness in the heat; Solace in the
midst of woe." And not only do we receive these personal blessings, but the Church herself also receives a
tremendous gift. As Jesus said, "The Advocate, the
Holy Spirit... will teach you everything and remind
you of all that I told you." It is only through this divine
guidance from on high that the Church has the power
and privilege to teach and guide us who
are still here below.
EIGHTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
During 2016 Catholic Charities is
celebrating 100 years of dedication and service throughout Fairfield County. With the help of
more than 1,000 volunteers, they
continue to put faith in action by
feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, and counseling
and strengthening individuals and families in need, through
the more than 30 programs they serve.
In this Jubilee Year of Mercy, as Pope Francis urges us to
respect the life and dignity of all people by serving the poor
and reaching out in compassion, your gift to the Bishop’s
Annual Catholic Appeal can help changes lives one person
at a time.
Please know that at this point of the campaign 85 families
have raised $86,885 bringing our parish to 82.74% of its
$105,000 goal. Thank you to all who have responded.
To make a gift online or for more information please visit http://www.bridgeportdiocese.org/aca/home/
Our Lady Star of the Sea School cordially invites you to our 50th Anniversary Celebration Friday, May 20,
2016 7:30 pm—11:30 pm *Cocktails
*H’Ordeuvres * Auction Dancing to the Music of
“Just Havin’ Fun” Festive Attire RSVP by May 10th
Woodway Beach Club 95 Hobson Street, Stamford,
CT “Celebrating 50 Years of Creating Stars” To
purchase tickets, please go to olssschool.org
Senior Activities
The Stamford Senior Center is sponsoring a bus trip to
Caramoor on June 1st (Wednesday) featuring a concert of traditional Flamenco dance & rhythm to be held
in the Spanish Courtyard. A tour of Rosen House and
a Spanish inspired buffet will follow. The cost is
$85.00 for Senior Center members and $90.00 for non
-members. Register at Stamford Senior Center / Stamford CT/ or in person at the government center. The
phone number is 203-977-5151.
LIVING EVERY DAY WITH
PASSION & PURPOSE
St. Matthew Church
216 Scribner Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06854
September 17, 2016
6:30PM - 10:30PM
http://cart.dynamiccatholic.com/Passion-andPurpose-Norwalk-CT-p/pppm091716.htm
MAY 15 , 2016
Save this date!!
OLSS Fall Family Fair
September 18, 2016
We are now forming the committee to put
together the 2nd Annual Fall Family Fair.
It's a fun-filled family afternoon which
features a photo booth, bouncy house, arts & crafts,
food trucks and more!.
We'd like parishioners and OLSS parents to be part of
the planning for this event.
Please contact Anne Downey or
Kristine Reilly if you'd like to help out at
[email protected] or
call Anne at (203) 348-9928 for more information.
Be part of the fun......please join us!
An Open
Invitation to all!
Do you have ideas for
enhancing our
experience of the Stations of the Cross next
Lent? The Worship and Liturgy ministry recommends moving the youth reenactment of the Passion
from the solemn liturgy on Good Friday to a participatory Stations of the Cross. Please let me know if
you’re interested and we’ll find a time to gather. Thank you! Ruth Rolander, Director of Music
[email protected]
203 981 2510
New singers are encouraged to give
the choir a try these last
8 weeks of the choir season.
Please note our new rehearsal time!
Effective immediately, we rehearse
right after the 11 o'clock choir
mass. We finish at 1pm.
We welcome new members!
Contact Ruth Rolander, Director of Music with
any questions 203 981 2510
[email protected]
Senior Activities
Save the date!
June 30th
Guided tour of Basilica of
St. John the Evangelist
Luncheon at a restaurant to follow